They have been targets for fans' contempt, booed and ridiculed for failing to live up to mega-contracts.Refusing to relent to detractors, a quartet that originally signed contracts worth nearly $250 million, are back trying to prove they belong.

Carl Pavano held down Toronto in his first start at Yankee Stadium since opening day last year, and New York managed just enough offense against A.J. Burnett in a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday night.